Apply

To apply to the College of Nursing, use the university’s main Admissions page for undergraduate studies and The Graduate School admissions page for our master's and doctoral candidates. Have questions about the
process? Please contact us and we can help you out.

Undergraduate

Freshmen must meet all university admissions requirements. Acceptance into the nursing program
does not guarantee progression into the upper division.

Transfer students must have a cumulative 3.0 GPA in all college work with at least 30 semester hours
completed. Students’ performance on science and nursing courses taken at other schools
must be reviewed upon admission.

Graduate

Planning to take a distance class from outside of South Carolina?

The following information applies to our MSN, DNP and RN-BSN programs.

The U.S. Department of Education requires that all institutions of higher education
be approved for distance education, in order for students from one state to attend
via distance a program in another state. In addition, some states require approval
for students to do experiential learning (clinical = indirect and direct experiences)
for students in programs from another state. Therefore, if you are an out-of-state
potential student, you need to determine if you can attend our program. Here are some
guidelines.

To determine if your state is approved or exempt (both mean okay) for distance education
click on the state. If nothing comes up, it is not approved. If your state is approved,
also note if there are any disclaimer statements about experiential learning. Experiential
learning refers to clinicals (includes direct = patient care; indirect = community
or leadership experiences). If your state is approved or exempt, you may do both course
work and experiential learning (clinical) in your home state. If it is approved or
exempt, but has a disclaimer statement about experiential learning, you may participate
in the distance education courses, but must do your clinical in a state that is approved
for experiential learning and which you hold a RN license (or compact license). If
your state is not approved for distance education, you cannot attend our program (via
U.S. law). If your state is “pending” this means an application for approval has been
submitted, but we have not gotten approval yet.

We understand this is a frustrating issue for everyone involved; however, we must
comply with the federal laws and the processes involved.